It belongs to the Joint Community (Samtgemeinde) of Schüttorf, whose administrative seat is in the like-named town.

Its seat is in the like-named town.

Bobenheim am Berg belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Freinsheim, whose seat is in the like-named town.

It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Emmelshausen having its administration in the like-named town.

It belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Birkenfeld, whose seat is in the like-named town.

The winegrowing centre belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Cochem, whose seat is in the like-named town.

The Verbandsgemeinde to which the community belongs has its seat in the like-named town.

Zwingenberg now belonged to the County of Katzenelnbogen with its seat at the like-named town.

Borod belongs to the Verbandsgemeinde of Hachenburg, whose seat is in the like-named town.

The alternate theory states that the name derives from the like-named town in Belgium, with a wide variety of possible links between the two towns.